Chad or Lesotho: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Chad
1
indicator ahead
Winner
Lesotho
9
indicators ahead

Lesotho wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 1.

  • Safety and trust: Lesotho 0:1
  • Costs and work: Lesotho 0:1
  • Climate and health: Lesotho 1:5
  • Law and institutions: Lesotho 0:2

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Chad
Lesotho

Safety and trust

Better: Lesotho (0 : 1)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗2.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
no data for one of the places
no data
38.2 per 100,000 residents
2008

Costs and work

Better: Lesotho (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$2,903
20259% lower
✓$3,184
202510% higher

Climate and health

Better: Lesotho (1 : 5)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗55.2 years
20244% lower
✓57.8 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗53.4 years
20243% lower
✓55.0 years
20243% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗57.2 years
20245% lower
✓60.4 years
20246% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✓64.2 years
20233% higher
✗62.1 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
tie
94.37%
2024
94.37%
2024
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗90.27%
20244% lower
✓94.00%
20244% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗43.0 µg/m³ per year
202363% higher
✓26.4 µg/m³ per year
202339% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Lesotho (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.41 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.47 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.34 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.27 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Chad, Lesotho.

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